5 for ?...Will it be Fraturday or Frunday?..yep Frunday...weekends go by too fast!

Well, we shall see how this post goes...lots of thoughts flying through my head & I think that there may be some cross over between the numbers below...

The A.MA.ZING of TpT {Teachers Pay Teachers}...
Erin Cobb of I'm Loving Lit is TpT's newest millionaire, yes MILLIONAIRE!!  So exciting that there is now an opportunity for teachers to share their creations with others and touch so many lives in a positive way.  I am so excited for her and the others who have had such great success!  

I was excited to share this information with my students, because they know of Ms. Cobb ...one of our 6th grade teachers loves Erin's stuff & uses it constantly...when I was challenged with how to present a concept/skill that we had not taught in third grade before this year, I went to my fellow teacher & sought her advice...she said, "Erin explains it this way..." ...I took that explanation & added to it a bit...I wanted to create a product that included this idea but I wasn't sure if it would be taking her intellectual property so I emailed her with what I was doing & she gave me the thumbs up!!!...I am being vague because although it is up in my room, I haven't finished it for TpT...my student's do know the story about how I developed what I used to teach them.

Congratulations Erin!! {clicking on her picture will take you to her blog!}

Erin is in the center bottom picture!  Last year at TpT conference...she will be the 1st speaker I hear this year!

Yesterday's art...painters tape & wet sidewalk chalk!  I LOVE the middle one! :-D  This student gave it to me to keep too!

I have blogged about redoing my classroom library to reflect AR levels.  Now, I am trying to learn Google Forms & Sites and incorporate them into managing the library...I am sure it will take a LONG time to get all of my books in, but this is what I have done so far...I added this to my classroom blog:

When the students click on the picture it takes them to this:

It's Sunday night & I want to hit the publish button...so really nothing for #4 & #5!  Hopefully back next weekend with some more to share!

5 for Fraturday {or maybe Frunday depending on how long it takes me to do this post!} Class art; Honor Band; V-banquet; Mel's Thoughts; & Our House

  
The last few days of the school week I was feeling pretty grumpy...the class was not doing such a hot job on responding to my signal & they were talking A LOT!!!....so for art we made...

The picture on the left has the 8 1/2 x 11 sample for the class & the large one is on chart paper...I took the picture of both together so you could see the scale of the picture...I LOVE the step by step art guides from Art Projects for Kids!!!{this link goes directly to her Grumpy Cat step by step}...I never let the students know ahead of time what we are drawing & it is so fun to hear their predictions as the picture is forming! We have a teacher who teaches 2nd grade & loves cats {the kids all know this too!} and Grumpy Cat is her favorite...this is her at Halloween...yes, she was Grumpy Cat...so I gave her my pictures! 

We have been busy, busy, busy as my daughter not only got cast in our community college's production of Gypsy, she is also in her school's production of Jungle Book, of course 4...no now it is 5 dance classes a week & she just made our County Elementary Honor Band!  We are very blessed in our community to have a WONDERFUL music program in our schools!!! One of our band teachers just had surgery, so she asked if I could ride the bus with the honor band kids to the practice about an hour away...so I did...they practice next Saturday & in 2 weeks they meet again for practice & have their performance along with the County Jr. High Honor Band & County High School Honor Band..I know it will be an amazing night of music because my son was a part of the Jr.High Honor Band 2 years ago...music is such an important part of our kids education!!

The Junior High School where they practiced has the same mascot as our school...the roadrunner...they had this great picture entering their multipurpose room.

Tonight was my church's annual Valentine Banquet.  My husband was out of town :-( so my date for the night was my daughter! :-)

 The banquet is extra special for our family, because my first date with my husband was at the banquet & a year later on the anniversary of our first date Jim proposed to me at the banquet in a skit on the stage...we were called up & handed scripts...mine suddenly ended...& then he proposed!!<3 <3

I must admit I am so in love with Mel Lloyd's creativity & creations!!!  If you look on my side bar you will see the I <3 Clipart Button...that was created by her & I am a part of the Clipart Addicts group...it isn't just her clipart I love...I love her edges {I am using them big time on a project I am working on}, her fonts {I have them all}, & something else you may not be familiar with even if you do know of Graphics From the Pond...Thoughts From the Pond..{found on her Frog Spot Blog}...these are adorable printable signs that Mel has made & she frequently posts them on one of her Facebook pages...you may repost them in social media as long as you provide the link back...I have printed them all out, laminated them, & plan to use them in our workroom {see here} & in my classroom..

I also created several powerpoints...'Fridays'; 'Mondays';'Classroom'; & 'Staff'...the funny thing is although I use powerpoint just about daily...this is the 1st time I have created an actual powerpoint presentation!!  We are having our school staff meeting in my room this week & I plan to have the 'Staff' powerpoint projected for when the teachers come in! :D  THANKS MEL!!! You Rock!!!  I soooo hope I get to meet you this summer!!!!

Our family has had many struggles over the past many years...I have shared some of our challenges HERE...Wednesday I signed papers to short sale our house in town {it had been vacant for a year...could not get it rented}...yesterday it was listed & I got a text later in the day that we have an offer!!!! ...praying it all works out and that the IRS will not tax us on the difference between what is owed & what it sells for...God is ALWAYS good no matter the circumstances we face...although my TpT has not been a source of income yet I am praying that someday it might be...in the mean time I am thankful for every blessing we have!